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.TH ELF_FILL 3ELF "Jul 11, 2001"
.SH NAME
elf_fill \- set fill byte
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
cc [ \fIflag\fR ... ] \fIfile\fR ... \fB-lelf\fR [ \fIlibrary\fR ... ]
#include <libelf.h>

\fBvoid\fR \fBelf_fill\fR(\fBint\fR \fIfill\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
Alignment constraints for \fBELF\fR files sometimes require the presence of
``holes.'' For example, if the data for one section are required to begin on an
eight-byte boundary, but the preceding section is too ``short,'' the library
must fill the intervening bytes. These bytes are set to the \fIfill\fR
character. The library uses zero bytes unless the application supplies a value.
See \fBelf_getdata\fR(3ELF) for more information about these holes.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
Interface Stability	Stable
_
MT-Level	MT-Safe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR elf (3ELF),
.BR elf_flagdata (3ELF),
.BR elf_getdata (3ELF),
.BR elf_update (3ELF),
.BR libelf (3LIB),
.BR attributes (7)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
An application can assume control of the object file organization by setting
the \fBELF_F_LAYOUT\fR bit (see \fBelf_flagdata\fR(3ELF)). When this is done,
the library does \fInot\fR fill holes.
